Psychological Therapies MSc

Each year, mental health problems such as anxiety and depression will affect 1 in 4 people, including 1 in 10 children, at an anticipated global cost of $6T by 2030. Psychological therapies, especially cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), provides a safe, effective solution to many of our most common mental health problems.<br/><br/><strong>Study options</strong><br/>The programme offers two options:<br/><br/><br/>- a two-year, full-time, 240-credit option<br/><br/><br/>- a part-time, 180-credit option<br/><br/><br/>For both full-time or part-time, you will enrol for the MSc in Psychological Therapies, but depending on chosen pathway may exit with:<br/><br/><br/>- a PG Certificate<br/><br/><br/>• PG Diploma<br/><br/><br/><br/>• MSc in Psychological Therapies<br/><br/><br/><br/>- with a specialism in CBT, denoted in brackets after the main programme title (for example, PG Dip Psychological Therapies (CBT).<br/><br/><br/><strong>Full-time programme</strong><br/>The full-time programme is aimed at applicants who are recent graduates or those looking for a change in career who do not hold a core clinical qualification or equivalent.<br/><br/>We take applicants from graduate status and provide general clinical skills training and specific CBT training.<br/><br/>The programme incorporates a clinical placement based at the Centre for Psychological Therapies which is led by applied psychologists with extensive clinical experience.<br/><br/><strong>Part-time programme</strong><br/>The part-time programme is aimed at applicants who already hold a core clinical qualification or equivalent and provides practitioner training in CBT and other therapies.<br/><br/>With a special, but not exclusive, focus on childhood and adolescence, the programme is suited to practitioners working with children, youth and adults.<br/><br/>For students who do not have access to their own clinical caseload the Centre for Psychological Therapies is able to provide placements and supervision at the on-campus clinic for an additional fee.<br/><br/>You will typically complete 60 credits each year, completing the MSc over three years, but the flexible programme structure allows you to take between 2 and 6 years depending on your own needs.